US President Donald Trump has criticised 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, questioning her achievements and reiterating his claim that he helped settle eight international conflicts. Trump argued that his diplomatic efforts deserved multiple Nobel Peace Prizes, while accusing the award's organisers of overlooking his contributions.
In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he did not know what Pillay had done to merit the honour. He also alleged that she was hostile towards Israel and claimed that few people knew about her work.
"This is the woman who received the Nobel Peace Prize over the Great United States of America, whose Representative, ME, settled eight Wars, and many other things," Trump wrote.
Pillay, a South African jurist of Indian origin and former United Nations human rights chief, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting international justice and accountability. The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognised her role in advancing efforts to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
Trump claims he settled eight wars
In his post, Trump listed eight conflicts that he claimed to have helped resolve or bring under control. These included Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Israel and Hamas.
Trump said letters had been sent to the Norwegian Nobel Committee by leaders of countries involved in the conflicts, endorsing his efforts. He argued that his claimed role in easing tensions between India and Pakistan alone should have been sufficient to earn him the award.
"In actuality, I should have won eight Nobel Peace Prizes, not just one," he wrote.
However, Trump's claims about resolving the conflicts have not been independently established in their entirety. His repeated assertion that he helped end the India-Pakistan military confrontation in May 2025 has also been rejected by New Delhi, which has maintained that the ceasefire understanding was reached directly between the two countries without third-party mediation.
